Wedge-stripping machine.



G. B. GROVER. WEDGE STRIPPING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED PEB. 2s, 190s.

G. B. GROVER. WEDGE STRIPPING MACHINE. APIfLIoATIoN FILED FEB. 26, 190e.

Patented May 4, 1909 .6

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

"grooves 82 and eine wie, one si" i foil emenda-iii@ .me Erw-1li, imi in dotted ioefs. Where the knife ie ee. .corresponding .lie Bj-E. edjnstmen is, used Whe@ 1 pemedupori {"f greater .tiri-e le eesireci to out to two e nel parte. For clase of w i'. i?. rol is degres e i. eS illueretefl by. Mizee lines. Fig. 5 e in. eide eefelzioii elle. justment for hie. fork, emi l I i zim, e elle thick-er grefe o ecoer, time e being edjuste in hogii e c. stock into two eqool parte diagonally e from the upper outer edge to tlm lowerreiner edge. l is to be 'eoriie o l the@ the angel-er edjueoieri. e.; 'il'. need not loe oi jue?. this eheieeeer, for in possible to ,profjuee Wedge sirius with e. @er-- tain thickness et their lesser eeges.

will be tli the eonstruetior. o. the knife bleek emi e lieder above rese'ril l, perniit edjusti'nens oi the Linie about 'LWG axes, both o which ere approx mii/Lely in. elle platee in which the Work is fed eed are perm pendieuler to each other. It is possible io produce strips of my sire width as Well of variable bevel, sind for gelging 'his width j@here mounoii the lisible au ed juetibie guide 30 'wliiel losen the inner edge of the work. The outer e is triinmed of? even Vith the eii. of the el r1.1 Iting knife by trirmliing lmife 31 ifhici is held against the end of the splitting knife and hes its edge in a. @lelie tren@ .free to the edge of the letter. Ifile ena of? fobie knife Whieheerries the l' trig edge prou imo formed in alie fari rols pesi-1' their outer en( end is memgeiiml *I .y 4o meer] f in line Wiriltlie edge of glie Si ting miie.V Tile 'brimming 'iaiifie is mou md so hm; its @uiting may 'poxieet feel; Worn away', end. eo there it may oe directly against. the emi of the splitting knife in all efijustments oi the letter. 11e elio- Jort for this trimming knife oor: 5 oi rocket 34 deteelmbiy secured te if and having e Splil; sleeve 35 wl; bea-ring for e. stud on the im. This knife-holder im@ eeese fece and Carries e eieelieble c ,r K

ing e complemente?, recess, the two i-eeesees together forming e doveteil groove in Wil i ythe knife 3l is slumped so that its surfers@ becomes substimtielliY iusli 'with the in? fece of the holder. The clamp is er. entirely seperate piece from the holder md is held thereto by si clamping Serew 3?), 'llliestuel 36 een be moved exielly in its bee-ling Sleeve so es to beer against lie end o` ehe eplim' le may be secu iii. :my adjustment ley the elempin eerew 4.6. There is e lug 4l on the knife-holder.' Jliieli bears against Comi emeeiel Stop i2 on the erefreiee he lmife being disl "he of the material Crowded fffiiea ie, Y

' be upper split o?? from the stock ed. upon up of 'elle upper bevel of e bleek end pz over the holder. .s p- .Vented fr Lm ri.. g and curling 'back r the upper eedrroil by e, rod 4.3 adjust.-

iol? secured'. by means of e serewee in o.

f ci. eoeket 45. The lower strip out from the steek passes downward .and oli' to the of the zoe-chine.

fle .ies revien-slr stated, the lower feed-roll' is held. beer opone piifoted and 'ehe letter is pressed upward by 'to cerise he roll to beer with e, j epee l'lie Work and. allow ...o ib.we La/ey for elle eoeomiriodeiion of of iieoiwil tiiicivmess. l Adjustment ol ooe iower roll. for ciil'fere. grades of steek :ie roede ley e Sorow stop 4.6 threaded into :i :ed perl; of he n'iaeiiiie. freine end bearing 'open lie erm 14. This Stop limits che .minimum distance between 'ne rolls i. A machine for euingj Wedge Strips :rom .siiafies oo sieting of Je Splitting knife,

" the edge ,eeleoe in which Seid stud i "ned,A e. stud on seid holder eppro fmmeljf el; right angles to me of seid sleeve, arid sleeve on the line i'fime in. whiei seid holder stud is roeibebl held.

3. lai Ie. iieclii'oe of the .oreree'-er described, .iie bleek emi'yingz applttingg knife, e ufl or. said l): e holder having e split sleeve in Wfoiei se., (l is, tained, e. Stud seid. holder exaending epprimi-.mately right te the axis of s sleeveJ e.. split sleeve on the machine ironie in which said holder stud is rotatably held, :anni clamps for tightening seid Sleeves about the studs to retain 'the holder and bl eli in any angular eiliusment.

.in e machine oi. the eriereeter described iii Combination Wif'h the epliiing knife and W 'l -ee(.ling meen-s, e Width trimming knife e.; i holder therefor; holder consisting oi bleek and a, elemp gripping seul trimi rn g lmiie between them eo met one side of rotatably oonsecured together and having complemental lto the end of the splitting knife in a plane the knife is flush with their inner surface, said block being movably mounted so that it mavbring and hold said knife adjacent transverse thereto. f

5; In a machine of the character described, in combination with the splitting knife and Work-feeding means, a width-trimming knlfe and a holder therefor; said holder -consisting ofla bracket fixed to the machine and having a sleeve, a block rovided with a stud rotarily and adjustab y held in said sleeve and a clamp detachably secured to said block for grip ing the 'knife between itself and the bloc said block being arranged to hold the knife in a plane transverse to the splitting` knife and adjustable to place it close to the\ end of said splitting knife.

6. In a machine of the character described, in combination With the splitting knife and Work-feeding means, a widthetrimming knife and a holder therefor; said holder consisting of a block and a coperating clamp adjustably recesses arranged to receive and lgrip the knife with its surface substantia y flush With one of thefaces of said block and clamp, the block being so mounted that the side of the trimming knife may be brought against the end of the splitting knife.

7. In a machine of the character described, incombination with the splitting knife and Work-feeding means, a Width-trimming knife and a holder therefor; said holder consisting of a bracket fixed to the machine and having a sleeve, a block provided With a stud rotarily and adjustably held in said sleeve, and a clamp detachably secured to said block for rip ing the knife between itself and the bloc said block being arranged to hold the knife in a plane transverse to the splitting knife and adjustable to place it close to the #end of said splitting knife, and the block and bracket having complemental stops to limit `the backward swinging movement of the l, trnnmmg knife.

l In testimony 4whereof l have affixed my signature, in presence of t,wofvvitncsses.

GEORGE B. GROVER.

Witnesses: l

H. ASHLEY BOWEN, ELINOR I. MATfrsoN. 

